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We maintain good relationships with a host of journalists both in New York and around the world, and are very proud to work with them on groundbreaking coverage of the issues we work on.
Whether you’re a journalist seeking comment on an ongoing story related to our work, or keen to develop a line of investigative reporting, please do contact:
Matt Davis, Director, Communications on 212-244-4664 or on his cell 917-526-9530 or mdavis@nylpi.org.
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Waste Report: New York’s Poorer neighborhoods are getting dumped on
October 8, 2019
New York City is undermining its major investments in solid waste and recycling infrastructure by allowing the private commercial waste industry to massively increase its reliance on trucking of commercial waste, according to a new report out today by …
The Department of Education Gets An “F” On Clean School Bus Delivery
September 5, 2019
On the first day of school, we joined Council Member Rafael Espinal, the New York League of Conservation Voters and other advocacy groups to call on the NYC Department of Education to clean its school bus fleet—something it committed to doing last year …
NYLPI Seeks Bodycam Footage and 911 Call Tapes From NYPD Fatal Shooting
August 16, 2019
In a key test for New York’s Freedom of Information Law (FOIL), we are suing the New York Police Department (NYPD) for the body-worn camera footage and 911 call tapes from the NYPD’s fatal shooting of Susan Muller. The news was covered by the New York …
One Year after Fatal Crash, Coalition Demands Accountability for Private Carters
August 1, 2019
A year after a wheel flew off a private sanitation truck and killed a driver in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, elected officials, safe streets activists, workers, labor unions, and the Transform Don’t Trash NYC coalition criticized the company’s continued unsafe …
NYLPI Advocacy Instrumental In Release Of Sick Bronx Man from ICE custody
July 23, 2019
We’re delighted to report that a sick Bronx dad whose family feared he would die in ICE custody was released on Tuesday, following the granting of a humanitarian parole request, at least partially in response to a medical consultation put together by NYLPI’s Medical Providers Network.